Zlatan Ibrahimovic is still world class, says Jose Mourinho

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could face a considerable battle for a starting spot when fit again but Jose Mourinho has stressed how important it will be for Manchester United to have the option of a striker he still regards as one of the world’s finest.

Ibrahimovic, who United this week re-signed on a one-year deal, was their main man in attack last term, the veteran Swede notching 28 goals in his debut season with the club before it was prematurely cut short by a knee ligament injury sustained in April.

Since then, United have spent £75million on Romelu Lukaku and the 24-year-old Belgian frontman has scored four goals in three games so far in 2017-18.